JR56443: TW.SYSTEM.ORG.FINDUSERBYNAME JAVASCRIPT FUNCTION RETURNS USERS THAT ARE NO LONGER IN THE USER REGISTRY

bpm.8570.cf2016.09.delta.repository.1of2
bpm.8570.cf2016.09.delta.repository.2of2
Downloading IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.7 Cumulative Fix 2016.09

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you use the tw.system.org.findUserByName IBM Business
  Process Manager (BPM) JavaScript API, only information about
  users who are still in the staff repository returns. Even though
  users might still be referred to in IBM BPM artifacts and are
  still known to the IBM BPM database, they can't be retrieved
  because they are no longer in the user registry.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The finduserByName JavaScript function cannot retrieve users who
  are no longer in the user registry even though artifacts still
  refer to them, such as in a user task they worked on.
  In addition, this behavior is in contrast to the behavior of the
  finduserById JavaScript method, which retrieves any user stored
  in the IBM BPM database.
  
  PRODUCTS AFFECTED
  IBM BPM Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is included in IBM BPM V8.5.7 cumulative fix 2016.09 that
  enhances the implementation of the JavaScript function to return
  a matching user stored in the IBM BPM database irrespective of
  whether the user is still in the user registry.
  If you need to check whether a user is still in the user
  registry, use the isActive property that has been added to the
  TWUser scriptable object to indicate user presence in the user
  registry. Remember that updating the activity status of users
  requires you to run the syncExistingUsers script.
  
  To determine whether the cumulative fix is available and
  download it if it is, complete the following steps on Fix
  Central:
  
  1. On the Select product tab, select WebSphere as the product
  group, IBM Business Process Manager with your edition from the
  WebSphere options, All as the installed version, and All as the
  platform, and then click Continue.
  2. In the Text field, enter "cumulative fix?, and click
  Continue.
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  BPM STANDARD

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9500

Applicable component levels